My name is Steve Kurilla; this year will be my seventh year teaching at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School. I am a graduate of Marywood University where I studied music education and classical percussion. Along with teaching in the classroom, I have taught private music lessons for 15 years in my home studio and worked with the Yamaha Sounds of Summer percussion workshop, the Keystone College Jazz Institute, The Marywood University Summer Jazz Camp and various marching band programs throughout the region.
In conjunction with my teaching career, I am also a working musician; in years past I performed with the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic, The Irish Tenors and Allentown Philharmonic. In the jazz and rock world, I’ve played in groups that have opened for musical legends such as Steely Dan, War, The Moody Blues, Rebe Jackson, and the Temptations.
I also am an avid mountain biker and nature enthusiast so several of my weekend hours are usually spent exploring state parks and nature preserves that are located in and around our area.
I’m honored to be a part of the HGMICS faculty and am looking forward to an exciting, educational and fun school year. If you ever have any questions or concerns about anything relating to my class, please feel free to contact me @ steve.kurilla@myhgsd.com
Welcome to the primary music class! This year, 1st grade and 2nd grade will be learning how to play the tone chimes! While learning any instrument is serious business, I assure you that we’re going to have a lot of fun throughout the year.
In order to make progress from week to week, you’ll be required to practice your lessons for a couple minutes each day. This way, you’ll get better and better and be ready for new and exciting music every time we meet. Along with our new instruments, we’ll also be learning how to read music notation and learning many terms associated with written music. Throughout the year, we’ll be playing folk songs, classical music selections, and modern songs, along with writing our own compositions in several different styles.
Welcome to the intermediate music class! This year, third grade and fourth grade will be learning how to play the tone chimes! While learning any instrument is serious business, I assure you that we’re going to have a lot of fun throughout the year.
In order to make progress from week to week, you’ll be required to practice your lessons for a couple minutes each day. This way, you’ll get better and better and be ready for new and exciting music every time we meet. Along with our new instruments, we’ll also be learning how to read music notation and learning many terms associated with written music. Throughout the year, we’ll be playing folk songs, classical music selections, and modern songs, along with writing our own compositions in several different styles.
I’m excited to see how far we progress this year, I hope you are too!
Welcome to Upper music. We will start the year exploring the violin. Students will learn how to read and perform several violin selections with emphasis on correct pitch and technique. Students will also gain a basic understanding of solfege syllables and be able to sing their violin exercises with correct pitch.
Our music classroom is designed to allow each student to practice on his or her own instrument individually or in small groups. Students will be assigned lessons according to their ability level and should complete each lesson with a satisfactory grade in order to move to the next lesson.
This year, my goal is to help each student appreciate the music the violin as a listener, and as a performer. We will be listening to an array of different styles of music ranging from classical, folk, world music and early jazz. Please come prepared to each class with a music notebook, pencil and most importantly, an open mind ready to learn!
Welcome to Senior music. We will be start the year by exploring the violin. Students will learn how to read and perform several violin selections with emphasis on correct pitch and technique. Students will also gain a basic understanding of solfege syllables and be able to sing their violin exercises with correct pitch.
Our music classroom is designed to allow each student to practice on his or her own instrument individually or in small groups. Students will be assigned lessons according to their ability level and should complete each lesson with a satisfactory grade in order to move to the next lesson.
This year, my goal is to help each student appreciate the music the violin as a listener, and as a performer. We will be listening to an array of different styles of music ranging from classical, folk, world music and early jazz. Please come prepared to each class with a music notebook, pencil and most importantly, an open mind ready to learn!
This year, my goal is to help each student appreciate the music as a listener, composer, and as a performer. We will be listening to an array of different styles of music ranging from pre-classical to modern. Please come prepared to each class with a music notebook, pencil and most importantly, an open mind ready to learn!